Woman hit by pickup truck in Pinos Altos

Family feud sends one family member to the hospital

SILVER CITY >> Tommy Caldwell, 28, was arrested Friday night after allegedly hitting a woman with his pickup truck following a physical altercation between Caldwell and his step-brother, Elias Collier, also 28, in Pinos Altos. The woman, Mary Collier, 27, was transported to Mimbres Memorial Hospital in Deming where she was then air lifted to University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas.

New Mexico State Police were called in at 6:45 p.m. Friday night in the 100 block of Sanctuary Road in Pinos Altos. According to State Police Lt. Robert McDonald, Caldwell was allegedly heavily intoxicated and arguing with family members. Caldwell allegedly got into his truck and was trying to leave the property but Collier and his wife, Mary, were allegedly standing on the side of the residence trying to keep Caldwell from driving where they were standing. According to McDonald, the Colliers were allegedly concerned Caldwell would hit their parked vehicles. Caldwell allegedly struck Mary instead.

Caldwell allegedly has a protection order against him and that is being investigated by the Grant County Sheriff's Department.

Caldwell was arrested and charged with one count aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated DWI.

Mary was released from UMC the next day. She sustained some bruising and a fractured right side rib, according to McDonald.